I was lucky to be a part of the Tutti Frutti Exchange hosted by Mii Stitch. My package arrive safe and sound and the goodies are now with the lovely Marie Christine at Berberis Patchwork blog. Marie-Christine loves melon, so I stitched this from a freebie pattern by DMC and made it into a pillow.
The back has two pockets:
I found the cutest watermelon biscornu pattern from Virginia Knutson and managed to find the PERFECT watermelon buttons for the center. It was my lucky day. I love strawberries and cherries, so I had to send Marie-Christine a cherry needle keep I stitched up and finished - and a mug rug. Her favorite color is dark green and she loves to adorn her scissors with ornamentation…..so I HAD to make a scissor fob in green crystals with a medallion on the end. LHN is one of my favorite designers, so I included a project, too.
The Halloween Ornament Exchange has gotten me in the mood to stitch up something ghostly and witchy-stitchy. I found the perfect candidate in the latest "Just Cross Stitch" magazine - here's "Stitching Witch". I stitched her on 36 count linen and discovered I had a frame in my stash that was perfect. It measures 1 1/4x 1 3/4 inches.
I'm stitching ornaments for exchanges I can't show you yet…stay tuned.
I found this darling free pattern for a Trick or Treat design at Chez Mounette….click over and check it out!!
Very cute stitches! The end of summer marked with last of the watermelon and the beginning of fall with a witch. ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely, lovely package of goodness you sent Marie Christine.
ReplyDeleteLove your stitches! So much fun! I'm not ready for fall yet though.....
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely goodies Kim....makes me want to pull out my cross stitch!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the gorgeous finishes Kim. The package you sent is awesome.
ReplyDeleteLinda
Hello Kim,
ReplyDeleteLove all projects shown, nice and summery.
Happy days.
Bev.
well dome Kim on your awesome work,love them all.xx
ReplyDeletelovely exchange pieces ... sooo cute you got matching buttons for watermelons .... and just adore the wee halloween one :) love mouse xxxxx
ReplyDeleteMerci Kim,ce fut un merveilleux échange!
ReplyDeleteChaque objet est d'une éxtrême finesse,j'aime vraiment
Je suis tellement heureux que vous êtes heureux. Bises
DeleteAbsolutely wonderful & lovely strawberry & melon Happiness you gifted!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your biscornu and that super cute perfect button:) love Annette
Lovely...
ReplyDeleteAmazing gifts for the Tutti Frutti exchange! And I love your Halloween finish :D
ReplyDeleteYou have truly spoilt MC and I'm sure she was thrilled with your goodies :) Hugs xx
ReplyDeleteVery cute stitches :))
ReplyDeleteLovely stitching and you finished beautifully.
ReplyDeleteNice! I found so many strawberry designs to stitch for the TF swap that some days I wondered what I would do if my partner like lemons or melons. Thankfully strawberries were her favourite:)
ReplyDeleteI love the little Halloween design: I always feel so accomplished when I stitch anything over one thread!
Jenn @JennsCraftyWorld